Caretaker PM Kakar to visit Jaranwala

ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has decided to pay a visit to Jaranwala to express solidarity with the Christian community.

According to media reports, the caretaker prime minister will visit Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad. Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and federal ministers will also accompany him.

Sources said Federal Minister for Human Rights Khalil George has been instructed to make preparations for the visit.

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Caretaker PM will visit the vandalized churches and meet the people affected in the arson attacks in Jaranwala.

Prime Minister Kakar will also express solidarity with the Christian community, as well as announce compensation for the damages to the affected people.

Angry local people set ablaze churches, several houses and vehicles against the alleged incident of blasphemy in Jaranwala. The police arrested more than 100 people by taking timely action.

Earlier today Senior Supreme Court Judge, Justice Qazi Faez Isa accompanied by his wife also arrived in Jaranwala and visited Christian Colony, affected in violent incidents.

Justice Isa also inspected churches and homes affected in tragic incidents and met with displaced Christian families’ victims.